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The Cubs have reached agreement with righty John Lackey on a two-year deal
worth $32MM, FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reports (Twitter links). Lackey is an
Octagon client. Yahoo! Sports’ Tim Brown had reported earlier today that the
Cubs were intensely interested in Lackey and that the two sides were
discussing possibilities for two- and three-year deals.
Lackey will be a mid-rotation starter in Chicago, pitching behind Jake
Arrieta and Jon Lester. He had a terrific season with the Cubs’ division
rivals in St. Louis in 2015, throwing 218 innings and posting a 2.77 ERA, 7.2
K/9 and 2.2 BB/9. He pitched for the league minimum last season due to a
clause in his contract with the Red Sox; it appears his new deal will pay him
closer to the $15MM-plus he received in the other years of that contract.
The 37-year-old Lackey is no spring chicken, so it’s no surprise that the
Cubs aren’t making a lengthy commitment. After having Tommy John surgery and
missing the 2012 season, though, Lackey has been very durable, making a total
of 93 starts and pitching over 600 innings in the three years since. His
velocity and peripheral numbers have also remained fairly constant in that
time frame. That’s not to say, however, that he’s likely to post another
2.77 ERA in Chicago next season — like many Cardinals pitchers last season,
his numbers with runners in scoring position were outstanding (opposing
batters hit .200/.296/.273 against him). Lackey seems unlikely to sustain
those numbers, although he would still be very productive even if he gained
half a run or so in ERA.
Lackey rejected a qualifying offer from the Cardinals, so the Cubs will lose
their first-round pick in the 2016, 28th overall. The Cardinals will gain a
pick at the end of the first round.
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签下Lackey 价码为2年32MM
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